Wilhelm Velten (1847 - 1929): A Pioneer of Romantic Landscape Painting Wilhelm Velten was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1847, a formative experience that instilled within him an enduring fascination with the stark beauty of winter landscapes – a motif he would revisit throughout his prolific artistic career. Though he spent much of his childhood immersed in Russian culture and traditions, Velten’s ambition led him to relocate to…